About us

A cornerstone of the GlobalLink franchise, Fund Connect offers innovative trading solutions for liquidity management and ETF primary market order management. Fund Connect is led by a global team of experienced Financial Services and Technology professionals.

Team

  • Eric Wolf

    MD, Head of GLFI

  • Lori Coakley

    MD, Head of Business Solutions and Fund Connect ETF

  • Sean Healy

    MD, Head of Product Sales

  • Ginelle Pennycooke

    MD, Head of EMEA

  • Lauren Gibson

    VP, Head of APAC

  • Joseph Selvaggio

    VP, Head of Clear Connect

History timeline

2000

Launch of Fund Connect
A global web-based trading platform for money market funds.

2001-2004

Real-time Connectivity in US and Europe
Allowing straight through processing with all major global fund providers through a single interface.

2005

Launch of Fund Connect CoBrand Capabilities
Allowing for technology to be distributed through private-labeled partnerships. These include banks as well as minority, veteran and women owned brokerages for a diversified and expanded client base.

2008

Launch of Fund Connect ETF
A web based platform simplifying the creation and redemption of ETF’s for the primary market.

2014

Launch of Auto Settlement
Seamlessly allows clients to couple trading with cash and custody settlement, eliminating processing time in daily flow through SWIFTbased settlement for trades.

2015

Launch of Propriety API
Live with first Authorized Participant placing ETF creation and redemptions orders in the US.

2016

Launch of ETF FI Negotiated BSKT
Integration with BSKT to automate custom negotiated FI orders between market makers/authorized participants and portfolio managers.

2019

Expansion into APAC
Opened Singapore office further strengthening our global presence with boots on the ground in US, Europe and Asia.

2020

20 Year Anniversary Platform Upgrade
Enhanced user experience, modernized graphics and addition of widget enabled customized dashboard.

2022

Launch of FIX API
Live with first Authorized Participant placing FIX ETF creation and redemption orders in US.

2024

Launch of Global API
Deployed API allowing Authorized Participants to place ETF creation and redemptions orders globally in any market.

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